Carmel Beach surf break

Carmel Beach surfForecast / CAL – Monterey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 PDT
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Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 2PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (14 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WNW
1.4
NW
1.3
WNW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.5
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.4
NW
1.8
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
Period(s) (?)8888666771415666667910999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3222742242811541201831091391631671781569286143340777752911958826811782
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
N
25
NNE
20
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
20
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:46AM
1.27
9:26PM
1.39
9:38AM
1.27
9:51PM
1.52
10:31AM
1.25
10:19PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:02PM
0.09
3:37AM
0.19
3:34PM
0.17
4:21AM
-0.00
4:06PM
0.29
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise6:35-------6:33-------6:33-------
Sunset---7:39-------7:40-------7:42----
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121212121111101010121313121212111013171512111111
Feels °C (?)9987677789887896671175688
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